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Sammamish River Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Wayne, WA. It climbs 565 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 482 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.74509, -122.19822
Nearest town Wayne, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 18–483 ft

Out & Back · Sammamish River Park

Trailhead: 47.74509, -122.19822

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Waynita Way NE & NE 155th St stop 520 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftSharp right onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading N.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 450 ftSharp left onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

58% paved15% gravel11% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 8:06 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Waynita Way NE & NE 155th St stop 520 m from the trailhead

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